Master of Music (MMus)
Course details
Introduction
Dare to think, diverge and redefine with our Master of Music (MMus). Immersed in an environment which encourages exploration and nurtures pioneers, you will be supported to shape your artistic voice and develop the necessary skills to enter the music profession.
Key Features
There are four pathways you can choose from for our MMus, designed to prepare you for your professional life and/or further study:
Master of Music (Collaborative Piano)
If you are a first study keyboard player looking to work collaboratively in settings such as opera, musical theatre, dance, chamber music or early music, this master’s will provide you with the advanced training you require. You will specialise in one or more of the following areas:
- playing for opera and musical theatre
- orchestral piano / contemporary ensemble
- dance accompaniment
- basso continuo
Master of Music (Composition)
Our composition department provides a home for creatives who fearlessly push the boundaries of music. As a master’s student, you will develop your compositional technique and orchestration, explore sound and music, how classical traditions inform contemporary practices, and collaborate to bring your music to a variety of audiences.
Master of Music (Performance)
Our master’s in performance offers you advanced and industry orientated training in your principal study. Through individual and group classes, and collaborative performance opportunities, you will continue to hone your artistic voice and engage varied audiences with your work.
Master of Music (Performer-Composer)
Increasingly, the music industry requires graduates with multiple skill sets and a fluid approach to music-making. Our Performer-Composer pathway integrates performance and composition, so that you can merge the two in your practice with confidence and artistic excellence.
Key Facts
- UCAS
- 800F (full time) / 800P (part time)
- Location
- King Charles Court
- Duration
- 2 years (full time) / 4 years (part time)
- Start Date
- September
Fees
Audition fees
Please note that there is an audition fee for this course of £95 (for 2025 entry). You will also need to pay the UCAS Conservatoires administration fee of £28.50 for the 2025 entry cycle.
2024-25
- Info 24/25
- Fees represent 2024/25 year only, programmes with more than one year are subject to fee increases after the first year
- MMus (Full-Time) vocal students
- Home £11,950 International £23,600 This includes a vocal premium of £1400
- MMus (Part-time)
- Home £7,440 International £14,750
2025-26
- Info 25/26
- Fees represent 2025/26 year only, programmes with more than one year are subject to fee increases after the first year
- MMus (Full-Time)
- Home £12,420 International £24,540
- MMus (Part-time)
- Home £7,660 International £15,190
- MMus (Full-Time) vocal students
- Home £13,820 International £25,940
- MMus (Part-time) vocal students
- Home £8,450 International £15,980
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Key Dates
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Welcome Week
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Open Day
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Autumn Term
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Activities Week
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Spring Term
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Activities Week
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Summer Term
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Activities Week
Detailed Information
The Master of Music comprises compulsory core modules, designed to develop your technical and interpretative skills in your principal study. In addition to your one-to-one tuition, you will have a wide range of departmental and cross-departmental classes, and an array of ensemble activities.
Your practical studies will be supported by the research module ‘Research Lab’, which provides a foundation for master’s level critical thinking. There are also a range of electives, through which you can tailor your studies.
Core
- Principal Study 1 and 2
- Dance-Film-Narrative 1 and 2 (Composition only)
- Collective Performance 1 and 2 (except Composition)
- Rediscover and Repurpose
- Research Lab
- CoLab 1 and 2
- Personal Specialism
- The Entrepreneurial Musician
Electives
The programme also offers a range of electives, through which you will be able to develop and explore subjects appropriate to your developing artistic profile and prepare you for entering the industry. This module is taken in your first full-time year and you will have the opportunity, if you wish, to develop this subject further through the second-year Personal Specialism module.
The list below gives an indication of the options available (subject to change).
- Arranging for Small Ensembles
- Conducting
- Creative Leadership
- Digital Musicianship
- Analysis for Performance: Communicating Form
- Free Improvisation
- Improvising with Indian and Arab Music
- Instrumental and Vocal Teaching
- Introduction to Music as Therapy
- Music and Dance
- Opera and Theatre
- Playing for the Dance
- Psychology in Music Performance
- Socially Connected Performance Practice and Presentation
- Traditional Music to Contemporary Folk Music
Entry Requirements
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Good 2:1 pass in a BMus (Hons)
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Or an equivalent qualification such as a Performer’s Diploma (LTCL, LRAM, LRSM, ARCM etc.)
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Other equivalent qualifications and/or relevant prior experience will be considered.
You must demonstrate through the application, audition and interview procedure the potential to carry out detailed investigations of topics in which you have a particular interest, and to communicate your ideas coherently and effectively to others. You will show the capability to deliver, at the end of the relevant programme, a series of performance, written and/or oral submissions, which will display critical awareness and the ability to communicate your ideas effectively. Link to application information.
English language Requirements
If English is not your first language, you should demonstrate proficiency in English equivalent to IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all 4 areas /Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English III (ISE III).
Staff
Teaching Staff
Professor Sophie Fuller
Programme Leader
Dr Uchenna Ngwe
Academic Lecturer
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